Video: High Drama No Stranger At Congressional Health Care Hearings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=103&v=FlDorqIreHQ?cc_load_policy=1

This week the CEOs of major pharmaceutical firms will come to Capitol Hill to defend their products’ prices. The hearing before the Senate Finance Committee is expected to produce rhetorical fireworks, particularly given the national furor over rising drug prices.

This video features five dramatic moments from past Congressional showdowns over health care.

This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.

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<h1>Video: High Drama No Stranger At Congressional Health Care Hearings</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Julie Rovner and Mary Agnes Carey</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2019-02-25T02:00:55-08:00">
			February 25, 2019		</time>
		</div>
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